Wood-heel marker



' N. W. KINNEY WOOD HEEL MARKER Filed Sept. 25. -1924 Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

UNITED STATES NORTON w. KINNEY, or ierAvEnHrLr., MASSACHUSETTS,

AssIGNoR/'ro SLIPrEP. or'rY Woon HEEL COMPANY, `or HAvERHILuMASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIONY 011?y MASSACHUSETTS.

g WOOD-HEEL KJBLIARKER.;y l

Applicationl med lseptember 26, 1924. serial Naviaoso.

This invention relates to marking machines and is herein illustrated as applied to a machine for ymarking wood heels.

Itis customaryv for themanufacturers of wood heels to mark each heel with various and forman impression which is both leg-V ible and durable. In order that the impression may be evenly applied to the concave surfaces of the attaching face of the heel, machines of this kind have commonly been arranged so that the type-holder maybe adjusted in accordance with variations of the curvature of the attac-hing face.

In view of the foregoing, ank object of the present invention is to provide an improved marking machine suitable for mark' ing wood heels by means of which the character of the work performed may be improved and the quantity increased.

Conforming to this object and in accordance withA a feature of the invention, novel mechanism is provided for applying inkto the printing surfaces of the type characters,

the mechanism being constructed and ar-` ranged to cause an inking-roll 'to contact properly with the type-faces in whatever position` of adjustment they may have been placed. To this end, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, ink is supplied by means of a felt inking-roll carried at the end of a resiliently positioned arm, which in turn is mountedy upon an oscillating carrier arranged to move with a peculiar dipping motion which secures the desired vuni-form inking of the type-faces.

It will be understood that uniform impressions upon the work can only be secured when the heels are vheld firmly in place in the machine for the application of the printing type. rIhe heel-Supporting mechanism for this purpose must, however, be capable 50.0f adjustment to coact with any one of the various styles of heels which may require marking. In accordance with another feature'of the invention, therefore, an im# proved heel-positioning and supporting mechanism is herein illustrated,which, while it does not interfere with the easy and rapid insertion ofthe pieces of work by the oper-f ator, does nevertheless support the work'very firmly in the machine and-can readily be adjusted for heels of practically any style'.V 6o A complete understanding `of these andl other features of the invention ma best be had from a consideration of the following. specificationv taken in connection with the ac# coinpanyinyg drawingin which: 'l 'Y Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the novel machine; ,il

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the inking-roll carrier, showing it in another position fromy that in which it is shown in Fig; 1; 70 Fig. 3 is aside elevation. of amodiiied form of heelpositioning and supportingmechanism; and v l Fig. 4 is a detail view of one element of the vmechanism shown in Fig. 3.

Although` markingfmachines of the character under consideration are separate units and may be vmounted as such upon suitable bases, it is common to attach them to other machines such, for example, as a wood heel 80 concaving machine, -by means of which the concave attaching surfaces of wood heels are scooped out and formed.- The marking machine ofthe presentl invention lhas been illustratedas attached to a frame 10 ofva`85 concaving machine by'means of a bracket 12, upon which there is supported by means of a -pivot 14` an oscillating carrier 16 held away from the work byv means of aV spring 18. 22 mounted upon an adjustable section 24 ofthe carrier 16.' The position of this section 24 with respect to the body of the car rier 16 is determined in a manner well known 'f in the art by means of a pin 26 entering' the '95 hole formed by the coaction of semicircular recesses 27 in the section 24 and the body of the carrier 16. It willr be observedv thatV the section 24 is substantially cylindrical and that itis fitted in a correspondingly shapedllot' The types 20v are gripped ina holder 9') recess in the carrier 16. By making the spacing of the pinreceiving recesses different in the two parts, a line adjustment of the position of the types with respect to the carrier 16 may be obtained so that it is possible always t0 secure parallelism of the typefaces with respect to the impression surface upon the work. Set screws 28 and 30l are provided forrsecuring the section 24'rigidly in `the position determined by the pin 26.`

by means of a `wedge-shaped cani member y 46 mounted at the upper end of a pitman 48 which is pivotally attached at 50 to a rotating part 52 of the concaving machine. The upper end of the wedge-shaped cam 46 is provided withV a thin portion designed to guide the main and more rapidly expanding portion between Vthe rolls38 and'40. This wedge-shaped cam 46 reciprocates the slide 34 and causes the carrier 16 to -oscillate y against the tension of the spring 18 to make an impression upon the work. At the time 'of the impression the roll 38 passesthe corner-lof the wedge and bears on the fiat portion. Y v

The heel indicated at 54 is `supported upon an apertured plate 56 secured to the upper end of the Vframe 30 and held rigidly in angular position by means of a brace 58. A lateral guide plate 60 mounted on the supporting plate 56 assists the operator in positioning the heel over the hole in the plate 56, The heeljis supported upon the plate 56, so that it will notbe moved by the force of the impression of the types, by means of a pillow-block 62 pivotally mounted in an overhanging bracket 64 and capable of adjustment in said bracket by means of set screws 66. The work-contact ing surface of the block 62 vis cushioned with leather. The bracket 64 is capable of longin tudinal adjustment upon the supporting plate 56, and its position may be determined by a screw 68. Preferably, the bracket is so positioned that the mark is applied close tothe rear end of the concave surface to avoid damaging the mark when the heel is put in a slugging machine to apply the top lift, c

In heels of other shapes the slope of the rear surface of the heel may not be suliicient to allow the satisfactory use of theepreferred device illustrated inFig, 1, and in such cases v the device illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 may be utilized, in which the plate 56 and the lateral guide plate'60 are constructed substantially as before but in which an overhanging bracket is provided with a screw 72 hav ing a lock nut 74 and carrying upon trun- `nions 76 and 78, pivotally mounted Yon a Although the machine of the present in-V vention may be used without inking the type, it is found that -a more legible impression is made if ink is applied regularlyto the typefaces, and'to this end an ink-saturated, felt roll 90 is pivoted upon the outer end of a In this arrangement the linger 92 pivotally carried upon an oscilla?,v

tor 94 by a screw 96. The finger 92is nor? mally held againstA ay pin 98 upon the oscillator 94 by means of a spring 100, this pin limiting themovement .of the roll towardl Obviouslyl when it contact-s with the type-faces, it may be moved the type members.

aside against the tension of the spring. The oscillator 94 is guided for AVto-and-fro movement by means of headedscrews 102and 104 passing through slots 106 and 108 in aguidf ing bracket 110 secured to the underside of the work-supporting plate 56. It will be noted that the upper -end of the slot 108 is curved at112 toy cause the inkingroll to bev given a dipping movement so that it will contact fairly and firmly with the type-faces regardless of the position of adjustment of the section 24 inthe carrier 16. Motion Vmay be transmitted to the oscillator 94 in any desired fashion, but preferably the vlatter is provided ,with a hinged finger 114 having an upturned Y lip 116 in which there is threaded a rod 118 pivotally attached at 120 to the carrier 16, v u v In the use of the machine,.after. a piece of work has been placed in position upon the plate V56, the yrotation ofthe part 52will cause the carrier 16 to be oscillated from the starting position shown in Fig. 1 to a forward position in which the type-faces will contact with and be impressed in the attaching surface of the heel, During this movement of the carrier 16, the oscillator 94V will be retracted toward the bottom;of the' slots 106 and 108, causing the"inking-roll` 90 to pass overthe type-faces. As the parts return to their initial position,r the oscilla tor will be again drawn toward the upper end of the slots, `andthe curvedend112 of the upper slot will give to the rollfcarrying finger` a dipping movementl which will insure proper contact of theroll 90 with the vno Vadjustment inthe holder 22' in the carrier 16..V

type-faces Whatever maybe their .position of laving thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters :Patent ot the United States'is:

l. In a marking machine, a Work support, an oscillating type-carrier, means for adjusting the angular-position' ofthe type-meinn bers with respect to said carrier to vary the impression point with respect to the Work support, and means for supplying ink to the type-races comprising an nking-roll, an oscillator supporting said roll, means for actuating said oscillator, and means for guid-v ing the oscillator constructed and arranged to cause the inking-roll to have aY dipping `uovement to insure proper contact of the )ll with the type-faces in any position of ad- Justment.

2. In a marking machine, a carrier, typemembers adjustably supported in said carrier, a liXed guide member, a movable oscillator, a linger mounted on said oscillator provided With an inking-roll resiliently urged toward the type members, a stop on the oscillator limiting the movement ot the roll toward the type members, "and means for connecting said oscillator to said typecarrier to cause the inking-roll to be drawn across the faces of the type-members as the latter are moved to printing position.

3. In a marking machine, a Work support, a slotted guide on said support, an oscillator mounted upon said slotted guide Whose movements are determined by said guide, means tor reciprocating said oscillator, a stop upon said oscillator, a pivoted finger resiliently held against said stop, an inkingroll carried on said linger, and a printing member'movable toward and away from said Work support in a. path intersecting the path of movement ot the inking-roll.

Ll. In a marking machine, a frame, a Work support on said iframe, a carrier pivotally supported on said frame, means for actuating said carrier, marking types, a holder for saidtypes mounted upon and angularly adjustable with respect to said carrier to vary their path ot approach to the Work, inking mechanism supported upon said Work support, means for connecting said inking mechanism to said carrier to cause it to be drawn across the printing faces of the types on the carrier, and means for giving said inking mechanismy a dipping movement ar; ranged to cause effective contact of the inking device with the printing surfaces of the types in Whatever position of. adjustment said types may have been placed.

5. In a. marking machine, a frame, anos-k cillating, type-carrying printer in -said Jtrame, a vvork support provided with an aperture to admit the printing device, and means for supporting` a Wood heel upon said Work support comprising a guide plate to 6. In a marking machine, a Jframe, an osf cillating printing member on said trame, an

apertured Work-supporting plate arranged to support a Wood heel and allow the passage Y of the printing memberso that-y it will contact with the heel, a lateral guide-plate on said Work support, an adjustable bracket on the Work-supporting plate, and a pivoted pillow-block in said bracket constructed and arranged to receive and support the overhanging end of a Louis heel.

7. In a marking machine, a support for a Louis heel comprising an apertured plate, means for supporting a heel in contact With said plat-e comprising a pillow-block adapt-v ed to receive and support the overhanging rear portion of the heel, said pillow-block being pivotally mounted for adjustment in accordance with the shape of the heel, and a plurality of adjustable stops for said block.

S. In a marking machine, a frame, an 0scillating carrier on said frame, types adjustably supported in said carrier, an apertured Work-supporting plate arranged to support a Wood heel and allow the passage of the types to contact with the heel, an oscillator, a finger resiliently mounted on said oscillator provided With an inking-roll, means 'for connecting said oscillator to said type-carrierto cause the inking-roll to be drawn across the faces of the types as the latter are moved into printing position, an adjustable bracket on the Work-supporting` plate, and a pivoted pillow-block in said bracket constructed and arranged to receive 1and1 support the overhanging end of a. Louis iee 9. In a marking machine, a frame, an aperturedWork-supporting plate on said frame, an oscillating type-carrier mounted on the frame at one side of the Work-supporting plate and arranged to imprint a heel positioned on said plate, an adjustable pillowblock and a guide plate on the other' side of said Work-supporting plate from the typecarrier, a guiding bracket carried by said supporting plate, an oscillator traveling in said vguiding bracket, and an inking-roll carried on said oscillator arranged. to supply ink to the type-faces of the types of the carri'er, said guiding bracket being constructed and arranged tov cause the inking-roll to have a dip ing movement to insure proper Contact of t e roll with the type-faces of the types of the carrier.

10. In a marking machine, a frame, an apertured Work-supporting plate on said frame, an oscillating type-carrier mounted on the frame at one side of the Work-supporting plate and arranged to imprint a piece of Work positioned on said plate, a

plate;.aneoscllatontlraxveling n said guiding oscillator:farravngedztu'supply ink to t-heiype.;

faces ofn typesv 011; the:v Carr-img. said; guiding bracket being.:y Constructed and: anranged. to

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